Thank you all for your patience as I put together the crews for our 2020 Playwriting Festival. It took a bit of figuring out, but I am happy to announce the following crew members and their play assignments:

Booth Crew

Sydney Clark - Lights*

Garrett Dudzik- Sound*

Bethany Baker- Booth Intern

Lele

Ziki Nodruft- SM

Nia Williams- Props

Ellen Chown- Costumes/Make Up

Payback

Hannah Lydell- SM

Anna Lane- Costumes/Make Up

Gabriel Jacobs - Props

Blind Prophecy

Madison Stankiewicz- SM

Sarah Denning- Props

You Don't Own Me

Julia Goode- SM

Isabelle Lenzini- Costumes/Make Up

Lorelei Rubio- Props

Thank you everyone for applying and congratulations! We will have a brief meeting tomorrow for Stage Managers and Props Masters/Mistresses right after school before rehearsals begin. You will attend your first rehearsals tomorrow! Costume Mistresses, please plan to attend a brief meeting on Tuesday after school. You will be asked to stay for a few minutes after the meeting to meet your directors and begin planning. If you are unable to attend, please let Mr. Salley or Ms. Hansen know as soon as possible!

Thank you all so much for making today an enjoyable callback situation. It was wonderful watching the eyes of the directors light up as they watched you all perform spectacularly. Though casting is never easy, especially for this particular showcase, I am pleased to announce that we have come to our decisions. Please join me in congratulating the following actors and plays:

Lele

MARGE: Lilly Mamon

PENNY: Jaiden Shaw

CRAIG: Isaiah Clayton

AVA: Allison Burlew

ESTABON: Fabian Fontanez

AILANI: Catherine Piccoli

BARTENDER: Frankie Civiletti

DOCTOR: Alex McElrath

UNDERSTUDY ESTABON/EXTRA: Eric Ayon

UNDERSTUDY CRAIG/EXTRA: Michael Parker

EXTRA: Abby Cassidy

Payback

DAX: Kyle Nguyen

AMANDA: Katherine Nguyen

MOM: Josie Guckian

DAD: Dylan Fratis

BRAD: Nathan Morrison

JANITOR/UNDERSTUDY DAX: Devlin Martin

LAX GAL/UNDERSTUDY AMANDA: Kaiya Hodge

LAX GAL #2: Emma Jones

LAX BRO #3: Aidan Brown

Blind Prophecy 

ALETA: Mariel McCabe

KORINNA: Ali Julian

MEDUSA: Jess Baker

OLD WOMAN/MUSE: Chloe Williams

ENYO: Sarah Denning

PYROS: Alyssa Blankenship

BARAK: Kaedyn Gabriel

ORIEN/HAEMON: Marcus Dowd

GILES: Brooke Liming

MUSE/UNDERSTUDY: Selma Ait-Bella

MUSE/UNDERSTUDY: Mia Fritz

MUSE: Bekah Whittacre

MUSE: Kate Sonnier

You Don’t Own Me

BEN: Alex Hardie

RICKY: Tiyla Hargrove

ASH: Kenzie Kummer

LARRY: Winston Perry

DOCTOR SARA: Lydia Detar

NURSE MARY: Madisyn Feliciano 

MELLISA: Kovie Clark

ROSE/UNDERSTUDY: Eleanor Wallace

LAURETTA/UNDERSTUDY: Julia Kennedy

BOBBY/UNDERSTUDY: Austin Fortier

Congratulations to everyone who was cast! First read throughs will take place on Thursday at 2:30 until 4:30. You will also receive information about rehearsals during exam week. If you are unable to attend your rehearsal, please let your directors, Corinne or Mr. Salley know as soon as possible. Thank you all so much and bravo once again!

I love watching our department grow. Seeing students grow as artists is one of my favorite things about Forge Drama. Listening to the interviews was an absolute joy and I commend everyone for being articulate and incredibly creative with their responses. It is my pleasure to announce the directors for this years festival:

Tyla Holloman- Blind Prophecy

Catherine Cook- You Don't Own Me

Kelcey Webb-Watkins- Payback

Sydney Lazerson- Lele

Lydia Detar- Ok, Stupid

Congratulations to all of you selected to be directors and thank you to everyone who applied. Directors- We will have a brief meeting on December 2nd right after school so that Directors and Writers can talk with each other before auditions. You are encouraged, however, to reach out to your writers before hand!

Playwriting Festival 2020!

One Act Festival Playwrights 2020

Blind Prophecy ….by Cristina Amador (VHSL)

Lele …..by Kendyll Gabriel

Pay Back…..by Grace Liston

You Don’t Own Me…..by Alex McElrath

Honorable Mention Plays:

A Journey to Myself by Tiyla Hargrove

Run Joey Run by Catherine Cook

Fighting Fate/ Just My Luck by Jess Baker

Walk With Angels by Mariel McCabe

Untitled by Anika Bronson

Iota Delta Kappa by Corinne Rogers*

Congratulations to our playwrights!

MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW NOV 25!

AUDITIONS WILL BE HELD ON DEC 5 AND CALLBACKS DEC 10!

See Mr. Salley for more information!